Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

Colebrook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colebrook took in $6.8 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money9.2%Fines and other0.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

89%

of Colebrook's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
89%$6.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$11 thousand

State tax money9.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.2%$623 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Schools and colleges28%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Colebrook's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$724 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Schools and colleges
28%$2.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$265 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$265 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colebrook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Colebrook itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.